Visualizing the added toll of underemployment, including discouraged workers and other marginally attached workers. In 2012, 23 states were still clocking in with a combined unemployment and underemployment rate of 14 percent or higher. More

Data visualizations show median, highest, and individual director pay; reveal change over time; and rank companies. Some increases more than 200 percent; some decreases more than 40 percent. 12 companies with highest independent director pay of at least $400,000. More

The maximum value of public assistance benefits has fallen dramatically in every state between 1970 and 2011 for families of three, both in absolute dollars and as a percentage of the federal poverty guidelines. More

In part 3 of our collaboration with the Center for Responsive Politics, we document that 17 of the 30 ex-members of the 112th Congress we've tracked down so far have taken positions with employers that are or have been lobbyists or lobbying clients. More